Welcome To My Blog!
I have taught art, sculpture and anatomy to thousands of art students for over thirty years now. I have also juried tens of thousands of pieces of art for...
TRACING … yes … no … maybe ?
… no amount of shading, color, or detail will ever hide poor structure. Often the problem when working from reference photos is that they are loaded with “shading, color...
ARTISTIC OOPS-IES !
Perhaps it’s because I’m a “seasoned” artist (an old guy with a nearly all white beard and wispy hair) that I am often asked to speak at art clubs...
AN ARGUMENT FOR ABSTRACT
With reference to artwork the term “abstract” was in the early 1900’s beautifully defined as “a smaller quantity containing the virtue and power of the greater.” ( (Johnson) I...
TRANSFERRING YOUR ARTWORK
“No amount of shading, color, or detail will ever offset poor structure or poor cropping” … Me. So here you are, about to draw a portrait, and with your...
FIVE STAGES OF CREATION
There is no doubt that the many stages of creation can be and are different with every artist. For me, there seems to be five stages. INSPIRATION. Sometimes...
ONE MILLION MIRACLES
ABOUT ONE MILLION LITTLE MIRACLES! Did you ever have a sore toe? At first you think, “No big deal, it’s just a pinky toe” Soon you notice your whole...
” Just for the artFUN of it “
As an artist/sculptor/set designer/book illustrator/prop and miniature builder, I have been very blessed to make a good living at what I love to do. Some people might look at...
ARTISTIC LICENSE
Every artist, sculptor, writer, photographer, poet, songwriter, or film director knows what “Artistic License” is, and when to use it. Let’s take an example of how it may be...
DOING A CHILDREN’S BOOK
A HERCULEAN EFFORT It is with great pride and immense satisfaction to say that I have had the great pleasure of illustrating 10 children’s books, and have won dozens...
GRAPHITE PENCILS
“It’s just pencil“, an often dismissive comment made about graphite. I love graphite drawings. Some are soft and run the full gamut from lightest light to deepest black, and...